Description
| Product ID: | 9780674984547 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Theory of the Gimmick |
| Subtitle: | Aesthetic Judgment and Capitalist Form |
| Authors: | Author: Sianne Ngai |
| Page Count: | 416 |
| Subjects: | Literary theory, Literary theory, Philosophy: aesthetics, Popular philosophy, Philosophy: aesthetics, Popular philosophy |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Acclaimed critic Sianne Ngai theorizes the gimmick as an aesthetic category reflecting the fundamental laws of capitalism. Gimmicks make promises of saving labor and increasing value that we distrust but also find attractive. Exploring the use of this form, Ngai shows how its aesthetic dissatisfactions reflect deeper anxieties about capitalism. |
| Imprint Name: | The Belknap Press |
| Publisher Name: | Harvard University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-06-16 |
